Aerial toy



y 1956 G. L. CORBETT 2,756,538

AERIAL TOY Filed Oct. 18, 1955 4/ 4 3 Eli-- E IN VENTOR ATTORNEY UnitedStates Patent AERIAL TOY George L. Corbett, Tampa, Fla.

Application October 18, 1955, Serial No. 541,284

4 Claims. (Cl. 46-86) This invention relates to an aerial toy.

An object of this invention is to provide a toy rocket with a clothparachute attached, designed to be launched by a heavy rubber bandattached to a stick, the parachute being released by a trigger, when therockets top turned downward.

Another object of this invention is to provide an aerial toy which willfurnish great amusement to children.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a toy which is ofan aerial nature, and which is relatively simple in construction,positive in operation, and which will give a child great pleasure topossess.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention comprisescertain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts aswilll be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and more particulary pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the toy, while Fig. 2 is anenlarged, vertical, central sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2, andlooking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is partly a section and partly a view in side elevation of thetoy in open condition.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the trigger device of thistoy.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a tube made of alight, rigid material. The outer end of the tube 1 is open and the innerend is closed by a conical top 2. Fastened to said top 2 is an L-shapedhook 3. A rubber band 4 is used in launching; this band 4 is slippedover the hook 3, and will become disengaged when the toy is released inthe act of launching.

The shroud lines 6 are attached at their inner ends, Fig. 2, to the rimof tube 1 in any suitable manner, and their outer ends are fastened at 7to the outer edge of the parachute 8, Fig. 4.

Within the tube 1, near its inner cone end, are rods 9 and 10, Fig. 3.The rod 10 is provided with two bent portions 11. Mounted on rod 10,between the bent portions 11, is coil 12 of trigger 13. On one end ofcoil 12 is an integral L-shaped hook 14. On the outer end of trigger 13is a solid or weight ball 15. The bent portions 11 keep the trigger 13properly centered on the rod 10.

Through the medium of elongated slot 16, in the side of tube 1, theoperator can reach in and place ring 17 (Fig. 2) on the L-shaped hook,to set the device. This small ring 17 is sewn, or otherwise attached, tothe center of the parachute. When the ring 17 is on the hook 14, thetrigger is resting on the rod 9. A rubber band 18 is looped at its innerend through ring 17, and at its outer end is hooked in notch 19, in therim of tube 1. When the device is launched into the air, the rubber bandwill assist in unseating the ring 17 off the L-shaped hook 14.

The parachute may be tucked inside tube 1 or trail out- 2,756,538Fatented July 31, 1956 side. If trailing, the shroud lines 6 should bejust long enough so that when the parachute is attached to the triggerand pulled out to its full length, the shroud lines will be taut.

As the closed or pointed end of the tube is heavier, it will tipdownward when the rocket or device begins to fall, after being launchedupward. When this takes place, the weighted end of the trigger 13 willdrop (Fig. 4), and the ring 17 will slip off the hook 14. The stretchedrubber band 18 will jerk the parachute 8 out of the tube, and it willopen as the rocket falls.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of the invention andillustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changesor alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which thisinvention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I,therefore, reserve the right to make such changes or alterations asshall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an aerial toy, the combination of a tube provided at its inner endwith a conical structure and open at its outer end, said tube providedwith two rods near its conical structure, a trigger normally restingloosely on one of said rods, said trigger provided on its outer end witha ball and on its opposite end with a coil, one of said rods providedwith two bent portions, said coil of said trigger having thelast-mentioned rod extending therethrough with the coil between saidbent portions, said coil provided with an L-shaped hook, a parachute inthe open end of said tube, said parachute provided with a ring hookedupon said L-shaped hook, shroud lines fastened to the outer edges ofsaid parachute and also to the outer end of said tube, a rubber bandfastened to the ring of said parachute, said tube provided with a notchon its outer end, and said rubber band positioned in said notch.

2. In an aerial toy, the combination of a tube closed at one end andopen at its outer end, said tube being provided with rods near itsclosed end, a trigger normally resting upon said rods, said triggerprovided on its outer end with weight means and provided near itsopposite end with holding means, a parachute in said tube, and meanstemporarily suspending said parachute from said holding means.

3. In an aerial toy, the combination of a tube, said tube providedinteriorly with a pair of horizontal rods, a trigger device rotatablymounted upon one of said rods and including weight means at one end, aparachute in said tube, means detachably mounting said parachute uponsaid trigger, and means connected to said parachute near said triggerdevice and also to said tube normally exerting strain upon saidparachute While it is suspended from said trigger device.

4. In an aerial toy, the combination of a tube provided with a closedend and with an open end, said tube provided with rods near its closedend, a trigger provided on one end with a weight near one of said rods,said trigger being provided with means near its opposite end for movablymounting said trigger upon a rod, said trigger provided with a hook nearsaid last-mentioned rod, a parachute in said tube, and means detachablymounting said parachute on said hook.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,079,200 Wilde Nov. 18, 1913 1,359,207 Tyrrell Nov. 16, 1920 1,635,223Rost July 12, 1927 1,890,759 Vogt Dec. 13, 1932 2,312,629 Culver et alMar. 2, 1943

